Upper Allen man charged in unattended loaded gun

An Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, man has been charged with recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of children after leaving a loaded gun unattended in his home, according to township police.

Raage Hassan, of the 600 block of Cumberland Pointe Circle, was arrested Wednesday without incident and was arraigned before Senior District Judge Margaret Bria. Hassan was placed in Cumberland County Prison in lieu of $5,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 9 before Bria.

Police said Hassan's four-year-old son was playing with a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun on March 7 when it discharged, shooting his mother, Amal Moallin, 26, in the back. Moallin was transported to Holy Spirit Hospital with life threatening injuries and was released from the hospital in April, police said.

Hassan, who owned the handgun and was in the residence at the time, left the loaded gun unattended in a bedroom where his son was able to gain access to it, police said.

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